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🍽️ Herb Potato Soup with Crispy Onions

373 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 600 g floury potatoes
• 150 g celery
• 3 onions
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 tbsp butter
• 200 ml dry white wine
• 750 ml vegetable broth
• 1 handful fresh herbs (e.g. chervil, parsley)
• 100 ml whipping cream
• 2 tbsp crème fraîche
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the potatoes, celery, onions, and garlic.
2. 2. Dice the vegetables and garlic into small cubes.
3. 3. Heat butter in a pot over medium-high heat.
4. 4. Add all the vegetables and garlic to the pot, but save half of the onions for later.
5. 5. Sauté the vegetables for about 2 to 3 minutes until they become translucent and soft.
6. 6. Deglaze the pot with white wine.
7. 7. Let the wine simmer briefly until the alcohol evaporates.
8. 8. Pour in the vegetable broth and bring the soup to a boil.
9. 9. Reduce the heat and let the soup simmer gently for about 20 minutes.
10. 10. Add the fresh herbs to the soup.
11. 11. Blend the soup smooth using a hand blender.
12. 12. Check the consistency of the soup.
13. 13. If the soup is too thick, stir in a little more broth.
14. 14. If the soup is too thin, let it simmer a bit longer to thicken.
15. 15. Stir in the cream and crème fraîche.
16. 16. Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper.
17. 17. Heat oil in a separate frying pan over medium heat.
18. 18. Slowly fry the reserved onions in the oil.
19. 19. Continue frying the onions until they are golden brown and crispy.
20. 20. Ladle the hot soup onto plates.
21. 21. Garnish the soup with the crispy onions.
22. 22. Serve the soup immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 373
• Protein: 5 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 29 g